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Install Visual Studio Code on Linux
curl -L https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=620884 > /tmp/vscode.zip
unzip -qq /tmp/vscode.zip -d /tmp
sudo cp -r /tmp/VSCode-linux-x64 /opt/vscode
sudo ln -s /opt/vscode/code /usr/local/bin/vscode
sudo rm -rf /tmp/VSCode-linux-x64
sudo rm -f /tmp/vscode.zip
sudo touch /usr/share/applications/vscode.desktop
sudo chmod 777 /usr/share/applications/vscode.desktop
sudo echo -e "[Desktop Entry]\nName=VSCode\nComment=Visual Studio Code\nExec=/opt/vscode/code\nIcon=/opt/vscode/resources/app/resources/linux/code.png\nType=Application\nVersion=1.0\nTerminal=false\nCategories=Development" > /usr/share/applications/vscode.desktop
sudo chmod 644 /usr/share/applications/vscode.desktop
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